JP2003159440A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko game machine in which balls inside a ball pool tank can be visually recognized easily and surely. <P>SOLUTION: The ball pool tank 4 is composed of a ball pool base 50, a ball pool cover 52, and a visual recognition plate 54 for stored balls. The visual recognition plate 54 for stored balls is mad up of a material light-transmittable to the extent at least a player can visually recognize the game balls 62 on the ball pool base 50. Ribs 56, 58 are extended from the ball pool base 50 and the ball pool cover 52 respectively. Because the game balls 62 on the pool ball base 50 do not touch the visual recognition plate 54 for stored balls, the visual recognition plate 62 for stored balls is prevented from a scratch. The ball pool base 50 and the ball pool cover 52 are made up of a conductive material and an electrical load charged on the game balls 62 is discharged, whereby the visual recognition plate 54 for stored balls is prevented from adhesion of dirt and dust caused by static electricity. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine in which a bowl and a storage tank are separately arranged.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional pachinko machine is provided with an upper plate (striking ball supply plate) for supplying game balls to a launcher and a lower plate (excess ball receiving plate) for storing game balls overflowing from the upper plate. Although it was composed of a body, in recent years, in order to simplify the structure of the pachinko machine, the concept of integrating the upper and lower plates has been made.

For example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-9794, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the ball dish 121 is composed of a front dish portion 123 that projects forward from the front panel 120 and a rear dish portion 124 that spreads to the rear side of the pachinko machine behind the front panel 120. A pachinko machine having a configuration in which the rear plate portion 124 and the rear plate portion 124 are divided into front and rear by a partition wall 125 formed integrally with the front panel 120 is described. As shown in FIG. 6, in the partition wall 125, a peep window 129 is formed on the left side of the communication port 128, and a transparent cover 130 formed of a transparent member such as a transparent resin is attached to the peep window 129 to allow the player to play the game. The transparent cover 13 of the peep window 129
By looking through the rear plate portion 124 through 0,
It is possible to check the presence or absence of pachinko balls inside, the amount of storage, or the flow condition of balls.

However, when the ball is full in the front plate 123, the peep window 129 is covered with the ball, so that the player cannot look inside the back plate 124.

If the transparent cover 130 is rubbed or scratched or dust is attached, the visibility is deteriorated.
It may be difficult to confirm the presence or absence of a pachinko ball in the rear plate portion 124.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In consideration of such a fact, an object of the present invention is to obtain a pachinko machine capable of easily and surely visually recognizing a ball in a ball storage tank.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pachinko machine including a pachinko machine body and a front panel member that is openably and closably attached to the pachinko machine body by an opening / closing means. There is a ball plate provided on the front panel member for supplying a game ball to the launching device, and a ball storage tank provided on the main body of the pachinko machine for holding the game ball and supplying the ball to the ball plate. , And the front side of the ball storage tank is formed of a transparent member.

That is, in this pachinko machine, the front panel member is attached to the main body of the pachinko machine by the opening and closing means so as to be openable and closable. The front panel member is provided with a ball dish for supplying game balls to the launcher, and the pachinko machine body is provided with a ball storage tank for waiting the game ball and supplying the ball to the ball plate. Therefore, the weight of the front panel member can be reduced by the amount of the ball storage tank, as compared with the case where both the bowl and the ball storage tank are provided on the front panel member.

The front side of the ball storage tank is made of a transparent member. Therefore, the player can confirm the amount of game balls in the ball storage tank. In particular, by configuring the front side of the ball storage tank with a transparent member over the entire width direction, for example, even when a relatively large amount of game balls are present in a ball dish or the like, a part of the front side of the ball storage tank If is exposed from the player's side, the inside of the ball storage tank can be viewed.

The transparency (or light transmittance) of the transparent member may be such that the game balls in the ball storage tank can be visually recognized as described above. Therefore, for example, the member may be colored to the extent that visibility is not impaired.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, there is provided a contact prevention member for preventing contact of the game ball in the ball storage tank with the transparent member. To do.

That is, the contact prevention member prevents the game ball from contacting the transparent member. This prevents the transparent member from being scratched, so that the transparent member can maintain a high transparency and high visibility.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the invention, at least a part of a portion of the ball storage tank with which the stored game balls are made of a conductive material. It is characterized by being configured.

As described above, since a part of the ball storage tank (at least a part of the portion where the game ball contacts) is made of a conductive material, static electricity that has been charged can be released, so that the transparent member is transparent. It is possible to prevent the attachment of dust and maintain high visibility.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION A pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the strip of a pachinko machine, as shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 and the ball are arranged so that the ball lending sand 12 (ball lending machine) corresponding to the pachinko machine 10 is located on the left side of the pachinko machine 10. The rental sands 12 are arranged alternately.

The pachinko machine 10 has a pachinko machine body 16 capable of accommodating the game board 14 inside.

At the front side (player side) of the pachinko machine body 16, an upper panel member 22 that covers the portion of the game board 14 with a glass window 20 and a lower panel member 24 that covers the lower portion of the game board 14 ( And a front panel member) are attached to the pachinko machine body 16 by hinges 26 (the hinge of the lower panel member 24 is not shown) provided on the left side. Therefore, the upper panel member 22 and the lower panel member 24 can be opened and closed with respect to the pachinko machine body 16, respectively.

A ball dish 28 is provided on the lower panel member 24 so as to project toward the player. In the ball dish 28, a passage 32 for sending a game ball to the launching device 30 (see FIG. 2).
Are formed. Therefore, the game balls supplied from the ball lending sand 12 to the ball plate 28 are supplied to the launching device 30 through the passage 32.

Further, inside the ball plate 28, a payout opening 36 for transferring the game ball in the ball plate 28 to the tank 34 at the end of the game is formed. The player can open and close the payout opening 36 by opening a lid member (not shown) provided inside the bowl 28 when the player presses the open / close button 38.

The inner wall 28A of the bowl 28 is formed with a bowl side connection port 44 for connecting to a ball storage tank 42 (see FIGS. 2 to 4) described later.

A first shutter 46 for closing the lower side of the bowl-side connecting port 44 is provided near the bowl-side connecting port 44 of the lower panel member 24. The first shutter 46 is biased upward by a coil spring (not shown), and when the lower panel member 24 is opened with respect to the pachinko machine body 16, this biasing force causes the upper portion of the shutter body 48 to move toward the bowl side. It projects toward the connection port side and closes a part of the lower side of the bowl-side connection port 44. Further, in a state where the lower panel member 24 is closed with respect to the pachinko machine main body 16, a pressing member (not shown) pushes the shutter main body 48 downwards against the elastic force of the coil spring, and the ball dish side connection port 44 is opened. It will be released.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 14 is provided at a portion corresponding to the upper panel member 22 of the pachinko machine body 16.
An installation area 58 (see FIG. 1) is formed. The game board 14 is installed in the installation area 58.

On the other hand, a launching device 30 is provided on the left side of the portion corresponding to the lower panel member 24 of the pachinko machine body 16.

In the vicinity of the launching device 30, as shown in FIG. 3, a passage 62 is formed through which the game ball hit by the launching device 30 passes. Since the passage 62 is connected to the game board 14, the game ball shot by the launching device 30 is supplied to the game board 14 through the passage 62.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, on the left and right sides of the opening located on the game board side of the passage 62, receiving ports 64, 66 are provided.
Are provided respectively. A recess 68 is formed on the back surface of the lower panel member 24 corresponding to the receiving ports 64 and 66. The recess 68 is connected to an opening 70 formed on the left side surface of the ball storage tank 42.

Therefore, the game ball (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as a "fal ball") that has been hit by the launching device 30 and has returned to the game portion (game area) on the game board 14 again is not shown in the drawing. It enters 66 and is sent to the ball storage tank 42 through the recess 68. The foul ball sent to the ball storage tank 42 is sent to the ball dish 28 and further supplied from the ball dish 28 to the launching device 30.

The ball storage tank 42 is disposed on the right side of the receiving port 66, as shown in FIG. On the right side of the ball storage tank 42, a tank-side connection port 72 that is connected to the bowl-side connection port 44 when the lower panel member 24 is closed is formed. The tank-side connection port 72 is formed so as to be connected to and communicate with the bowl-side connection port 44 when the lower panel member 24 is closed.

The ball storage tank 42 is formed so as to incline downward from its left side to its right side, and the game balls are smoothly supplied to the ball dish 28.

As shown in FIG. 4, the ball storage tank 42 is composed of a ball storage base 50, a ball storage cover 52, and a ball storage viewing plate 54. The ball storage base 50 is formed in a substantially gutter shape that opens upward. Further, the ball storage cover 52 is also formed substantially on the gutter and covers the upper side of the ball storage base 50. The game ball 62 (payout ball) is shown in FIG.
As also shown in FIG.
After that, it flows to the ball dish 28.

Ribs 56 and 58 extend from the ball-storing base 50 and the ball-storing cover 52, respectively, on the front side of the ball-storing tank 42 and over substantially the entire widthwise direction of the ball-storing tank 42. The ribs 56 and 58 are extended toward each other, but the tips are not in contact with each other,
A gap 60 is formed between them.

On the front surface side of the ball storage tank 42, the ball storage visualizing plate 54 is arranged so as to span the ball storage base 50 and the ball storage cover 52, and is arranged over substantially the entire width direction of the ball storage tank 42. , Covering the gap 60. In addition, the stored-ball visual check plate 54 is made of a material having a light transmittance such that at least the player can visually recognize the game ball 62 on the stored-ball base 50. Therefore, the player can visually recognize the game ball on the ball storage base 50 from the gap 60 by the light transmitted through the ball storage visualizing plate 54.

The ribs 56 and 58 have a distance between their tips which is equal to or less than a predetermined value so that the game ball 62 on the ball base 50 does not come into contact with the ball visual check plate 54 from the gap 60.

Further, the storage base 50 and the storage cover 52.
Is made of a conductive material. Therefore, when the game ball 62 comes into contact with the ball storage base 50 or the ball cover 52, the electric charge charged in the game ball 62 escapes. As a result, static electricity does not occur even when the game ball 62 comes into contact with the ball-storing visual check plate 54, so that dust or dirt is prevented from adhering to the ball-storing visual check plate 54.

A mounting plate 65 extends downward from the ball storage base 50, and the ball storage tank 42 is mounted on the pachinko machine body 16 by the mounting plate 65.

Next, the operation and effect of the pachinko machine 10 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko machine 1 of the present invention.
In 0, the ball storage tank 42, which was conventionally attached to the lower panel member 24, is arranged in the pachinko machine body 16, so that the weight of the ball storage tank 42 and the game balls in the ball storage tank 42 is the lower panel. The weight of the member 24 can be reduced. Therefore, when the lower panel member 24 is opened and closed, the load on the hinge portion can be reduced even if the game balls are fully loaded inside the ball dish 28. As a result, the hinge portion can be prevented from being damaged.

By the way, according to the pachinko machine 10 of the present invention, game balls are supplied from the ball lending sand 12 to the ball storage tank 42. That is, the game ball 62 (payout ball) flows from the top of the ball storage cover 52 through the ball storage base 50 to the ball dish 28.

Here, when the game ball 62 is on the storage ball base 50, the player passes through the gap 60 by the light transmitted through the storage ball visualizing plate 54, and the amount and flow of the game ball on the storage ball base 50. The condition can be visually confirmed.

In particular, in the present invention, the gap 60 and the ball storage visualizing plate 54 are formed over substantially the entire widthwise direction of the ball storage tank 42. Therefore, as compared with the configuration in which only a part of the front side of the ball storage tank is transparent, for example, even when there are many game balls on the ball plate 28, There is a high possibility that a part of the pachinko machine 10 is exposed to the front side of the pachinko machine 10, and it becomes easy to visually recognize it.

The ribs 56, 58 prevent the game ball 62 on the ball storage base 50 from coming into contact with the ball storage visualizing plate 54. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the scratches from being generated due to the game balls coming into contact with the ball storage visual check plate 54, and the visibility of the ball storage visual check plate 54 is maintained high.

Further, the storage base 50 and the storage cover 5
Since 2 is made of a conductive material, the electric charge charged in the game ball 62 is discharged, and the game ball 62 is stored in the ball visual confirmation plate 54.
Static electricity will not be generated even if it touches. For this reason, dust and dirt are prevented from adhering to the ball-storing visual check plate 54, and the visibility of the ball-storing visual check plate 54 is maintained high.

Thus, the pachinko machine 10 of this embodiment
Then, since the ball-storing visual check plate 54 is provided over the entire width direction of the ball-storing tank 42, and the visibility of the ball-storing visual check plate 54 is maintained high, the player can easily play the game balls in the ball-storing tank 42. And, it is possible to surely see.

The game balls supplied to the ball storage tank 42 pass through the tank side connection port 72 and the ball plate side connection port 44 and the ball plate 2
8 Invades inside.

The game balls that have entered the ball dish 28 are sequentially supplied to the launching device 30 through the passage 32. Launching device 30
The game ball supplied to the player is launched from the launcher 30 by the player operating the operation grip 40, and is supplied to the game section.

In order to discharge the electric charge of the game ball 62, only the portion of the ball storage tank 42 in contact with the game ball 62 may be made of a conductive material. Therefore, as long as this condition is satisfied, the storage base 50 and the storage cover 5
Only one of the two may be made of a conductive material, or the conductive material may be provided only at the portion where the game ball 62 contacts.

From the same point of view, it is conceivable that the ball-storing visual check plate 54 is made of a conductive material. However, in general, a transparent resin material containing a good conductive material has a low light transmittance. For many reasons, visibility is often poor. Therefore, the ball-storing visual check plate 54 is made of a transparent material having a high light transmittance without considering its conductivity, and at least one of the ball-storing base 50 and the ball-storing cover 52 is made of a conductive material. Is preferred. As a material satisfying such a condition, for example, a material obtained by mixing a resin material with carbon, metal powder or the like can be cited.

[0048]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION Since the present invention has the above-mentioned structure, it becomes possible to easily and surely visually recognize the balls in the ball storage tank.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a pachinko machine body that constitutes a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a recovery member provided in a pachinko machine body that constitutes the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 illustrates a ball storage tank provided in a pachinko machine main body which constitutes a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
It is sectional drawing shown by the IV line cross section.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a ball dish portion of a conventional pachinko machine.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a conventional pachinko machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Pachinko machines 16 Pachinko machine body 24 Lower panel member (front panel member) 28 bowl 30 launchers 42 Ball storage tank 54 Reservoir visual recognition plate (transparent member) 56 ribs (contact prevention member) 58 rib (contact prevention member)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko machine provided with a pachinko machine body and a front panel member attached to the pachinko machine body by an opening / closing means so as to be openable and closable, the launching device being provided on the front panel member. A ball tray for supplying the game balls to the ball, and a storage tank provided on the main body of the pachinko machine for waiting the game balls and supplying the game balls to the ball tray. The front side of the storage tank is transparent. A pachinko machine that is configured by members. 2. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, further comprising a contact prevention member that prevents a game ball in the ball storage tank from contacting the transparent member. 3. The ball storage tank according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of a portion where the stored game balls come into contact is made of a conductive material.
Pachinko machine described in.